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Nickname(s) | Green Boys | ||
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Association | Pakistan Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Sajjad Mehmood | ||
Captain | Ubaidullah Khan | ||
FIFA code | PAK | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; July 1992) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; 3 August 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Tehran, Iran; 28 October 2012) | |||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2002) | ||
SAFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2011 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2011) | ||
Medal record |
The Pakistan national under-17 football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represents Pakistan in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship, winning the latter's inaugural edition, and is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The AFC U-16 Championship is the top level tournament for under-16 football teams in Asia and began in 1985. Pakistan participated in the tournament for the first time in 1992, finishing fourth in their five-team group at Rajshahi Stadium in Bangladesh in May 1992. The clash between Pakistan and Maldives ended in a 1–1 draw. In the 24th minute midfielder Mohammad Ayub scored for Pakistan until Maldives fought back and their striker Ahmad Saleh levelled the game. [1] India beat Pakistan 2–0 in the second match. The winners had a 1-0 lead in the first half. The Pakistanis played with 10 players in the last 31 minutes when the referee sent right back Adeel Sarfraz off in the 59th minute. Ajoy Singh scored first and the second goal came from a penalty in the 70th minute after Pakistan's defender Kashmir Naseer fouled India's advancing Joseph Johnson inside the box and the referee awarded a penalty to India. [1] Prosunjit Paul converted the penalty. Host Bangladesh booted Pakistan out of the tournament defeating them by one goal to nil, the solitary goal, netted by right winger Jahangir five minutes before the final whistle. Pakistan lost to Nepal 0–1 in their last match. Nepal's stopper back Gambir Rai scored the lone goal in the ninth minute from a penalty. [1]
Pakistan along with Yemen fielded eight and four overage players respectively at the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship after passing the qualifying round, and were fined and suspended for taking part in the next 2004 AFC U-17 Championship after the discovery. [2] [3] [4]
In September 2011 for its AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign, the team retained the same 22-player squad that had won the previous year's SAFF U-16 Championship. It finished fourth in its six-team group, securing wins against Maldives (4–0) [5] and Afghanistan (3–1), but losing against Kuwait (0–2), United Arab Emirates (0–2), and Yemen (0–4).
Pakistan participated in the inaugural SAFF U-16 Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011 with Sajjad Mehmood as the head coach, Hassan Baloch as manager and Munir Aftab as the captain. [6] [7] [8] It beat India 1–0 in its first match, before winning 6–0 versus Maldives to reach the semi-finals. Two late goals helped it beat Bangladesh, and thus qualify for the final, in which it beat India 2–1 to win the tournament. Mohammad Bilal was the tournament's top goalscorer with 4 goals, [6] while striker Mansoor Khan was declared the tournament's best player. [7] Overall, Pakistan scored 11 goals and conceded only one.
The under-16 team participated in the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship held in Nepal, where it was eliminated in the group stage after finishing third in its group after 0–0 draws against both Afghanistan and Bhutan, [9] [10] and a 0–3 loss to Nepal. Sajjad Mehmood was the coach for these fixtures.
The team withdrew from the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship due to conflicts among the government and the Pakistan Football Federation. [11]
In October 2018, the under-15 team participated in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal. [12] After victories against India, Bhutan and Nepal, [13] until finishing runner-up in the final against Bangladesh, the team drew by 1–1 draw until finally losing in the penalty shootout. [14] [15] [16] The team also participated in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019. [17] [18]
In March 2012, the Pakistan national under-16 team then participated in the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup as "National Youth B". Drawn into a group with senior teams WAPDA and Pakistan Navy, the young team lost 0–3 against the former, and 0–2 against the latter. In May, it participated in the National Under-22 Football Championship, where it drew 0–0 against Baloch Nushki and 1–1 against Sindh, thus topping group B. In the semi-finals, the youth team lost 0–2 against Pakistan Army.
In July 2012, three under-16 players went to Abu Dhabi for a month-long training camp at the Manchester United Soccer Schools. [19]
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Ghulam Abbas | ![]() | ||||
GK | Aadil Ali Khan | ![]() | ||||
GK | Kashif Ibrahim | ![]() | ||||
DF | Muhammad Husnain | ![]() | ||||
DF | Abdul Rehman | ![]() | ||||
DF | Najeem Khan | ![]() | ||||
DF | Sameer Ahmed | ![]() | ||||
DF | Ubaidullah Khan (Captain) | ![]() | ||||
DF | Majid Ali | ![]() | ||||
DF | Muhammad Aabis Raza | ![]() | ||||
DF | Umar Javed | ![]() | ||||
DF | Sayyam Chaudhry | ![]() | ||||
MF | Abdul Samad | ![]() | ||||
MF | Muhammad Faraz | ![]() | ||||
MF | Haroon Rashed | ![]() | ||||
MF | Muhammed Farhad | ![]() | ||||
MF | Khobaib Khan | ![]() | ||||
MF | Muhammad Khan | ![]() | ||||
MF | Shahab Ahmed | ![]() | ||||
MF | Hikmatullah | ![]() | ||||
FW | Abdul Ghani | ![]() | ||||
FW | Muhammad Talha Khan | ![]() | ||||
FW | Subhan Karim | ![]() | ||||
FW | Sharaf Khan | ![]() |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
21 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS | Nepal ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |
14:00 | Report | Muhammad Talha ![]() | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Sashanka Madushanka (Sri Lanka) |
23 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS | Bhutan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |
18:00 | Thinley Yeszer ![]() Tandin Phuntsho ![]() Sonam Dorji ![]() | Report | Khobaib Khan ![]() Subhan Karim ![]() Sharaf Khan ![]() | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Md Symoon Hasan Sany (Bangladesh) |
25 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 GS | Pakistan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |
14:00 | Subhan Karim ![]() Muhammad Talha ![]() Abdul Ghani ![]() Abdul Samad ![]() | Report |
| Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives) |
28 September 2024 2024 SAFF U17 SF | Pakistan ![]() | 2–2 (7–8 p) | ![]() | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan |
17:00 | M Shahab Ahmed ![]() Abdul Rehman ![]() | Report | Md Manik ![]() | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan) |
Penalties | ||||
Abdul Rehman ![]() Abdul Samad ![]() Syed Muhammad Aabis Reza kazmi ![]() Khobaib Khan ![]() Ubaid Ullah Khan ![]() Majid Ali ![]() Sharaf Khan ![]() Abdul Ghaani ![]() | Md Murshed Ali ![]() Md Joy Ahmed ![]() Md Kamal Merdha ![]() Md Siam Omit ![]() Md Manik ![]() Akash Ahamad ![]() Md Mithu Chowdhury ![]() Ashikur Rahman ![]() |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
![]() to | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() to | did not enter | |||||||
![]() | did not enter | |||||||
![]() | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 0/20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
![]() to | did not enter | |||||||
![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | did not enter | |||||||
![]() to | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() to | did not enter | |||||||
Total | 1/18 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Champions | 1/6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
![]() | Group Stage | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | Withdrew | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | Runners-up | 2/6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | did not enter | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | Semi-Final | 3/6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
![]() | Semi-Final | 3/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
Total | 5/9 | 1 Title | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 15 |
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